Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-09-22
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now His Charity was Insuitod by Mum
her OF blind Mon.

now Hts Charity was Insuitod by Mum.
ber OF blind Men.
sergeant, may pc l like 10 haf
lccdle talk nit you" observed Carl
Dundcr. as he entered tho Woodbridge
street Station.
Go ahead, Mr.. Dundcr." replied
Sergeant Bcndal, as he looked up from
his btotter.
GLOW many blind mans goes around
begging in DctroitP
Two or three, perhaps, but ! haven't
seen any lately"
"Shust like Shake said he vhas.
Vhcll, doan' pellet 1 vhas arrested dis
time. for make him all shquare. und
Shake vhas moro to plane as me-"
"Anothcr mistaken"
"Vhcll. he vhas like dis. Two days
ago a fcllor comes in my place nit
cane He walks very slow, und he
feels aroundt nit dot cane. He haf
some blue glasses on his eyes, und in
front vhas sign Of please help der
blind Vhas Carl Dunderp l Ivhas.
All right. Mr.. Dundcr, l vhas blind
for more ash twenty years, und hai
some large families to support. May pc
you vhas kindt enough to help mo.
Who'll. Sergeant, II seems too badt, und
gif him half dollar
"Probably fraud"
"In two hours second man comes
in shust dot same way. He feels
aroundt nit his cane, reaches out nit
his hands und shtands half way in und
says: 'Vhas in der place of dot whole
sould shcntlcman named Carl Dunder,
who runs for alderman next springP
He vhas. All right He vhas blind
for fccfteen year. A saw-mill falls on
him und he doan' see daylight no
more, but he like der loan of dollar."
"And he s.. itP'
"Vhell, Sergeant, feels ticklcd
aboudt dot aldcrmans, und IL man
vhas blind we should help him. Dot
afternoon der third man came in, und
in two days nine blind mans come
abound for money"
"And didn't you suspect the fraud?"
I'll guess not. II man shpeaks oop
und says you vhas his candidate for
der Legislature how shall you suspect
him? 1t vhas Shake who suspects. He
says l yhas shwindled again, und he
laughs at me until / vhas awful madt.
My mind vhas made oop dot der next
blind man shall haf his eyes opened
nit kicks. Sergeant, haf you got a
poyP"
..No."
at vhas blessing. Shust sec how
Shake serves me. He goes oafer on
der market und gets der only blind
man in Detroit und leads him by der
door und tells him what to say. Ivlas
I'm my place all alone. und somcpody
raps! raps! rapsl NIT q cane. Another
blind man. Vhas l Carl Dundcr7 l
vhas. Mr.. Dundcr, if you like to be
der next President I'm sure your
"What did you do?'
Took him by der neck und mop
some floors nit him. und Shake und
der boys vhas oudt doors laughing like
dey must fall down. Dot blind man
vhas pooty goodt, too. He kicks me
seven times, und he makes my nose
bleed"
"IIow did it end?n
Il pays him fife dollar to settle der
case. und here he vhas. He reads: 'Of
Carl Dundcr | vhas received fife dollar
for some lickings because l vhas a
blind man und some frauds vhns
come down to see if he vhas all right. "
'Yes, 1 guess So"
'Und he dOan' sue mc?'
.No."
"Vhcll, dot vhas all right. vliHs
going home to settle nit Shake. |
shall laugh nit him und shmile und
say: 'Shakey, please 90 down cellar
und see If dot gas-mcter vhas leaking
some more. Shake yhill go down, und
shall follow
"And then?"
Sergeant, / like to haf you tell dot
patrolman who comes by my place dot
hat some invention down ccller II
kicks und screams und begs und hol.
lers, und he should pay no attention.
Der more l practice on dot invention.
der better he yhas. Good day. DE
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